[Magdalen] Prayers for my church

[Marion Thompson]

It would seem so this time.  Normally, it is all set up through the 
wardens and the Bp's office.  Very strange.  What's she up to?

Marion, a pilgrim
On 2/21/2015 4:36 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> Apparently communication is not considered of great importance in your
> diocese, Marion?
>
> Jay. smdh
>
> On Saturday, February 21, 2015, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Ginger and Lynn,
>>
>> The Bishop is coming for a Q & A on Tuesday evening.  Then when we met
>> with our interim the other night to cooprdinate our efforts he said she was
>> coming on Sunday.  Oh!  Surprise!  No courtesy notice to the wardens or
>> anything.  Our interim didn't know we didn't know.  Wonderful, eh?  It
>> would have been nice first to have one Sunday to catch our breath with the
>> interim.  What's she up to?
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>> On 2/16/2015 5:42 AM, Ginga Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> Marion,
>>> Prayers for your church to recover and flourish.  Prayers, also, for the
>>> hardened hearts of those who don't pledge and those who left in order to
>>> control the inner workings of your parish.  So very sad.
>>>
>>> Ginga
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Marion Thompson <
>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>   We said goodbye to our priest this morning  :-(  Despite the bitter
>>>> bitter
>>>> cold, turnout was pretty good
>>>>
>>>> Our bishop doesn't like our deficit and says we can't have a full-time
>>>> priest.  No search committee for us, and if we don't improve it we could
>>>> be
>>>> closed.  And here we are, running a food bank and holding cooking classes
>>>> for our food bank users, our neighbours literally
>>>>
>>>> We have a bunch of poisonous people, long long time members, who hated
>>>> him
>>>> and left and are poised to return now that he has left. Those who are
>>>> still
>>>> with us wouldn't contribute to the gifts from the different ministries,
>>>> nothing, and didn't show up this morning. Poisonous.  The viper in our
>>>> bosom.
>>>>
>>>> We did the end of a Pastoral Relationship and I got to lead those
>>>> prayers.  Too rich for my sentimental blood, although I came through -- a
>>>> close run thing.  He's well out of it!
>>>>
>>>> Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....
>>>>
>>>> My church needs prayers very badly.  Of your mercy, pray for us.
>>>>
>>>>